Lovely Confections

How do you determine the best cupcake joint in a cupcake-crazed city? We consulted friends and fellow dessert-aholics; watched social gatherings fissure into two camps (cake and frosting); engaged in debates about consumption techniques (giant, face-mussing bites or fork-and-knife dissection). In the end, our nod goes to Lovely’s creations for the perfectly proportioned icing-to-cake ratio, the commitment to local ingredients such as milk and eggs from Morning Fresh Dairy Farm in Bellvue, Colorado, and, not least, the melt-in-your-mouth chocolate salted caramel cupcake. Rich, savory, sweet—the subtleties are executed flawlessly. And nope, we are sooo not sharing. 1489 Steele St., 720-524-7770, www.lovelyconfectionsbakery.com

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The American Society of Interior Designers' (ASID) Colorado Chapter decorated the Governor's Residence for the holidays. Holiday tours, free and open to the public, will take place December 8-11 and December 15-18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All photos by Sarah Boyum